A true digital native, James Lewis has been designing and tailoring his artistic creations for the online community since he was 15-years-old. His wealth of design and digital marketing experience, alongside his passion for creative hand lettering, has gained him international recognition and a social media following of more than 300,000 people across his personal account (@JAMESLLEWIS) and secondary brand account (@LIGATURECOLLECTIVE).

James now spends his time in his Cardiff studio combining his love for letterforms with his graphic design and digital marketing skill set, creating typographic artworks, bespoke lettering, hand drawn logotypes and custom typeface. He is a passionate artist and open person who enjoys sharing his creative process through interviews, talks, workshops and videos in an effort to inspire others to get creative and share their results with the world!

James believes creative expression is of great importance to personal growth and he will be sharing his thoughts and personal experiences on this throughout his talk. He will also share his tips and advice gained from how he used social media to build a thriving freelance career doing what he loves alongside his university studies.